Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-03-02

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 2
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
361 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 254▲ 361 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 59▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 144▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers are higher 1-15 ;feeder heifers are higher 1-6 ; feeder calves group were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows were weaker ; slaughter bulls higher 1-5

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.65/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$145.65
73 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$241
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$29.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.69
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1402162.4065228
Medium and Large 3352137.4148424
Medium and Large 1-2673132.7489321
One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about −$241 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale73 hd
145.65
—
MS average13 barns · 800 hd
151.34
−5.69
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,56085.611,33518
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45060.8188212
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22658.8672238
CowsLean 85-90%Average88844.8639816

Every lot

30 lots · USDA AMS · Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3273143.53/cwt130.00–155.003926
Steers—Medium and Large 1323181.51/cwt177.50–185.005864
Steers—Medium and Large 3323142.84/cwt130.00–154.004614
Steers—Medium and Large 1373164.24/cwt160.00–168.006138
Steers—Medium and Large 3373134.58/cwt120.00–147.505028
Steers—Medium and Large 1423159.22/cwt150.00–167.5067412
Steers—Medium and Large 3423131.45/cwt127.50–135.005566
Steers—Medium and Large 1473149.17/cwt140.00–157.507064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589138.00/cwt138.00–138.008138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658134.00/cwt134.00–134.008824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2754127.50/cwt127.50–127.509619
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323145.44/cwt142.50–148.004704
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323128.02/cwt120.00–135.004146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373138.83/cwt137.50–140.005184
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400116.00/cwt116.00–116.004643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423135.84/cwt134.00–137.5057510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473131.14/cwt128.00–134.006206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523131.52/cwt125.00–137.506886
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523125.74/cwt120.00–131.006588
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573119.38/cwt116.00–122.506846
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25075.60/cwt60.00–86.009458
Bulls——1,80893.61/cwt86.00–99.001,69210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80037.39/cwt35.00–39.502998
Cows—Lean 85-90%97552.33/cwt45.00–58.005108
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10051.91/cwt47.00–56.005716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25060.16/cwt56.00–64.0075232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45060.81/cwt57.50–63.5088212
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1988992.41/cwt850.00–1,100.009,80512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0101,171.16/cwt925.00–1,350.0011,82940
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,143859.90/cwt750.00–925.009,82932

This sale against other markets

Mississippi weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.